![]() Some of the characters, like Pierre and Johnny, later incorporated into the 1974 television special, Really Rosie, Starring the Nutshell Kids and then the 1981 Broadway production of Really Rosie, made their first appearance in these books. From Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning genius who created Where the Wild Things Are, comes Nutshell Library, which will enchant readers with four. These books “show Sendak at the height of his powers as a comic illustrator" (Carpenter & Prichard, 476). Uncommon signed.Įach of these small books has a lesson to teach: Pierre is the cautionary tale of a little boy who says only “I don’t care!” The others delightfully illustrate the alphabet, counting to ten and the months of the year. The original slipcase is in very good condition. ![]() ![]() Pierre is signed by Maurice Sendak on the title page. ![]() 24mo, four volumes, original cloth, illstrated. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1962.įirst edition, later issue of this wonderfully illustrated little set of classics for children. Nutshell Library: Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, Pierre, and Chicken Soup and Rice. ![]()
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